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- Birth: Apr. 3, 1932Spanish ForkUtah CountyUtah, USADeath: Oct. 23, 2013 VETERANKOREAN WAR On October 23, 2013, Ralph Lee Woodhouse, Junior, a truly unique and good man; our beloved father, grandfather, and brother passed away from a heart-related disease. Born on August 3, 1932, in Spanish Fork, Utah to Thomas Ralalph and Mary Davis Woodhouse, he was the oldest of six sons and one daughter. He grew up in Spanish Fork and graduated from Spanish Fork High School and attended BYU for two and a half years, studying English. HHe met Helen JoAnne Littlefield at a dance in Provo, Utah. They fell in love and were married and sealed for all time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on August 23, 1954. They had 3 children. Ralph never remarried after his dear wife passed away in 1991. He was a strong, accepting person and a powerful presence and force of love in the lives of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Fish, as he was known by many people, was well known in the community. Many friends, family, and acquaintances benefited from his routine daily visits. He was always willing to help others. Many people in town will miss his expertise in lawn mower and boat engine repair. Repeatedly were the times he would stop to help strangers broken down on the roadside. His commitment to and care of his family has had a great impact and will resonate for generations. His daily care-taking of his father, in his later years, and his care of his brother, in his final year, were defining examples of his quiet dedication and way of caring for others. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved camping, fishing, hunting, and gardening. He was a voracious reader. He loved carpentry and woodworking. He built his own camper and many other unique things for his kids, grandkids, and neighbors. In 1949, at the age of seventeen, he joined the Utah Army National Guard. He was a Master Gunnery Sergeant and was in country during the Korean War in 1952. He was honorably discharged from the Reserves in 1965. He worked at U.S Steel for eight years, Auto Parts and Equipment Company for fourteen years, and worked with his father and brothers at Spanish Fork Flying Service for over twenty-five years. He held special aviation certifications in airframe, aircraft power plants, and certain turbo and jet engines. He was especially trained and certified in specific airframe technics not often found outside the major commercial aircraft industry. This allowed him to perform complete rebuilds of aircraft. He assisted the Federal Aviation Administrations, along with his brothers, in performing multiple aircraft accidents and recovery. He was one of a few practitioners of hand fabricating wood and metal airplane components and installation of treated fabric aircraft surfaces, a slowly dying art. He is survived by three children: Eric Ralph (Wendy K.) Woodhouse, Deming New Mexico; Kristy Woodhouse Perry, Spanish Fork, Utah; Wendy Woodhouse Lyon, Spanish Fork, Utah; one sister and four brothers: Mary Carol Woodhouse Canfield, North Oden, Utah; Joe and Linda Woodhouse, Boise, Idaho; Ted and Marcille Woodhouse, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Tom and Judy Woodhouse, Spanish Fork, Utah; Rex and Janice Woodhouse, Spanish Fork, Utah. He enjoyed the love and company of his ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen JoAnne Littlefield Woodhouse; his parents Thomas Ralph and Mary Davis Woodhouse; and his brother Allen Woodhouse. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the LDS Chapel on 761 East 400 North, Spanish Fork. Familly and friends may call on Tuesday evening, October 29th, from 6-8 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 187 South Main, Spanish Fork UT 84660; and on Wednesday morning at the church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, with military honors, will be at Spanish Fork City Cemetery. - Provo Daily Herald 27 Oct 2013 Family links: Parents: Thomas Ralph Woodhouse (1910 - 2006) Mary Davis Woodhouse (1910 - 2000) Spouse: Helen JoAnne Littlefield Woodhouse (1934 - 1991) Sibling: Ralph Lee Woodhouse (1932 - 2013) Allen Davis Woodhouse (1937 - 2011)* *Calculated relationship Burial:Spanish Fork City Cemetery Spanish ForkUtah CountyUtah, USA
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1932 - 2013 (81 år)
